Highway 84 Carbon Offset Project: Creating a Natural Carbon Sink at Bedwell Bayfront Park

SCH Number: 2010122050
Lead Agency: Menlo Park, City of (City of Menlo Park)
Document Title: Highway 84 Carbon Offset Project: Creating a Natural Carbon Sink at Bedwell Bayfront Park
Document Type: MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received: 12/16/2010

Document Description: In October 2010, City of Menlo Park staff submitted a grant application for $350,000 to plant 1,000 native trees and shrubs at Bedwell Bayfront Park through the California Natural Resources Agency's Environmental Enhancement and Mitigation Program. The grant allows implementation of climate protection mitigation measures from widening 3.2 miles of Bayfront Expressway from four to six lanes in 2004 that resulted in increased carbon dioxide emissions. The city has not yet received the grant, and will be notified in March 2011. Conducting an environmental review of the proposed project will complete the grant application. If the City of Menlo Park receives the grant, the proposed project would install 1,000 trees and shrubs at Bedwell Bayfront Park.

Contact Information: Rebecca Fotu
City of Menlo Park
701 Laurel Street
Menlo Park, CA 94025
(650) 330-6765

Review Period Start: 12/16/2010
Review Period End: 1/14/2011
Development Type: Recreational (Bedwell Bayfront Park)
Local Action: Redevelopment
Project Issues: Biological Resources
Reviewing Agencies: California Department of Parks and Recreation California Highway Patrol Caltrans, District 4 Department of Fish and Wildlife, Region 3 Department of Water Resources Native American Heritage Commission Regional Water Quality Control Board, Region 2 Resources Agency San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission